Sunday, 16 September 2012

This post is actually a day late, and I'm so sorry for that. Today I'm hosting Jessica as part of her book tour through Mystic Press and PR. Jessica's books have also been reviewed on mine and my friends review page, you can find the links to them under this post. So, everyone, let's get to know Jessica a little better!

MAMAS, LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE COWBOYSBy Jessica McHughMy mother thought putting me into Kindergarten early was a huge mistake. Although I was a bright child, I apparently didn’t interact with other kids easily. Instead, I spent hours in my own imaginary worlds. Being anti-social is not something I remember, but I do remember spending a lot of time playing make-believe as a kid. Whenever my family planned an outing, I tried my damndest to wriggle out of it. I wanted to stay home by myself. I wanted to play—and as I aged, I got the feeling my parents were none too comfortable about it. My brothers would tease me relentlessly, and I never understood why. When I was a pre-teen, my parents even blocked Nickelodeon on our cable because they felt it contributed to my continued “immaturity.” At the time of the Great Nick-Blocking, I thought it was stupid. Years later, after hearing my mother’s confession about being tempted to pull me out of Kindergarten, as well as my inability to connect with other kids, I thought, “Hey, she must’ve been seeing something I wasn’t.” But this past year, while using my childhood diaries as research for my YA book, “Darla Decker Hates to Wait,” I realized just how social I actually was—make-believe worlds and all. I wasn’t immature. I was just Jessica. I was having fun. Okay, so my fun in those younger years consisted of pretending I was a unicorn in captivity…or an overworked peasant girl…or a vicious soldier…but what was so wrong with that?The answer is, and has to be, NOTHING. Look at who I am today. I’m an author who spans the speculative genre, writing fantasy and horror, adventure and science fiction. I write about unicorns and peasant girls and vicious soldiers. I’ve never been diagnosed or suspected as having any shade of mental illness and am generally regarded as a likable person. The truth is, as that girl lost in her own world, I was just a writer in training. I was, and still am, just Jessica. I’m still playing make-believe, and I’m still happier than 70% of people I encounter on a daily basis. That’s why fiction is so precious to me. I have to spend 8 hours of my day being an adult. When work’s over, I just want to play. Whether it means writing a novel, editing short stories, going out with friends, or cuddling with my wonderful husband on the couch, I always want to feel that spark of youth, and I believe fiction—art, really—keeps that alight in me. It keeps me playful.So, Mamas, keep an eye on your babies, but don’t be afraid if their imaginations are a little wild. They might just be writers in training.

Thank you Jessica for joining us today. It's been great having you here. Lets show people some of your work!

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This is a rather quick and entertaining read. I can honest say I’ve never really been ‘into’ Fae stories, but this really sucked me in. I followed the story very well in most parts, but some of it towards the mid-end section became rathe...

Firstly – THIS BOOK IS HOT!! THIS BOOK IS DAMN HOT!!
Secondly, I would just like to thank the author for sending me this book for review. Especially since I was so desperate to read it. Just like the first volume this was a very quick ...

This is a very short horror story, consisting of around only 5000 words. However, the gore factor is there, the story is well written and overall a quick and entertaining read. Is it scary, sadly not. Far from it. But then, as people kno...

This was a good read, I actually finished it in one night. The story brings fresh ideas into the YA/Fantasy genre, which is very nice to see. The characters are likeable. The writing flows well most of the time. My only grip was that som...

Now yes my name is on this book, but that doesn't mean for one minute that this review is bias. The author knows I will only tell the truth be it bad or good. I have reviewed a lot of books and all are brutally honest.
I read this book ...

5 Stars – I haven’t given a 5 star rating for quite a while now.
This book was given to me by the author for an honest and non bias review.
I really love this book. It plays with all your emotions from the very beginning right through...

Firstly I would like to say thank you to the author for sending me this book to review.
I really liked the sounds of this book, even though I’m not a big sci-fi fan. When I first read about it, it reminded me of Alien, and that is one o...